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TABLE 6.7
Inluence of pH on the Photocatalytic Degradation of Various Pesticides
Pesticide

Light Source Photocatalyst Tested pH Range Optimum pH Group of Pesticide References

Atrazine Solar TiO 2 2.0-9.99 4-5 Chlorotriazineherbicide Parraetal.(2004)

Diazinon UV ZnO 3.5-11.3 5.2 Pyrimidineorganothiophosphate

insecticide

Daneshvaretal.(2007)

Dimethoate UV TiO 2 2.04-11.05 11.05 Aliphaticamideorganothiophosphate

insecticide

Chenetal.(2007)

Propham UV TiO 2 3.0-11.0 5.0 Carbanilateherbicide Muneeretal.(2005)

β - Cypermethrin UV RuO 2 -TiO 2 2.4-10.8 6.42 Pyrethroidesterinsecticide Yaoetal.(2007)

Propachlor UV TiO 2 3.0-11.0 3.0 Chloroacetanilideherbicide Muneeretal.(2005)

Methamidophos UV Re-TiO 2 4.0-10.0 6.0 Phosphoramidothioateinsecticide Zhangetal.(2009)

Thiram Solar TiO 2 2.5-11.4 8.0 Dithiocarbamatefungicide Kanecoetal.(2009)

Isoproturon Solar TiO 2 3.0-10.0 7.0 Phenylureaherbicide Sharmaetal.(2009)

4-CPAA UV TiO 2 3.0-9.0 3.0 Phenoxyaceticherbicide Singhetal.(2007b)

Carbofuran UV TiO 2 4.0-9.0 7.0 Benzofuranylmethylcarbamate

insecticide

Mahalakshmietal.(2007)

Carbendazim UV TiO 2 3.0-9.0 9.0 Benzimidazolefungicide SaienandKhezrianjoo(2008)

Monocrotophos UV La-ZnO 8.0-10.0 10.0 Organophosphateinsecticide Anandanetal.(2007)

Source: Reprintedfrom J. Environ. Manag. ,92,Ahmed,S.,Rasul,M.G.,Brown,R.,andHashib,M.A.,Inluenceofparametersontheheterogeneousphotocatalytic

degradationofpesticidesandphenoliccontaminantsinwastewater:Ashortreview,311-330,(2011),withpermissionfromElsevier.